…be eligible for program benefits. Additionally, the 2014 Farm Bill eliminated the risk management purchase requirement. Livestock producers are no longer required to purchase coverage under the federal crop insurance…
USDA Announces New Risk Management Program for Dairy Farmers
Vilsack This morning, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the start of a new risk management program for dairy farmers, known as the Dairy Margin Protection Program. Vilsack announces program for…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…computer, Smartphone, tablet or any other platform, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “We’ve made tremendous progress in implementing new risk management programs since the Farm Bill was…
Funding Focused on ACP Biological Control
…and allow them to see their potential full impact. Researchers believe the insect can be 30% effective and a viable addition to a management system. The one road block experts…
Resources Not a Limiting Factor in HLB Fight
…citing that new management systems have allowed them to plant new groves and keep them alive. Californians should be able to adopt these strategies, applying them to their orchards in…
CDFA Releases Draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program EIR, Announces Public Meetings
…overview of management programs to protect California’s food system through the principles of integrated pest management, while also protecting public health and the environment. The draft Program EIR includes a…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is circulating a Draft Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Statewide Plant Pest and Management Program for a 45-day public review and comment…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting
…vegetable production, potential new tools for weed management and more. The meeting is free, and lunch will be provided. For more details and to register, go to 09-23-2014 Vegetable Meeting…
HLB Funding Showing Results
…most growers at the expo. No singular fix will be developed to combat HLB and it will likely take a management system to survive the disease and save the industry….
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Next Week
…for implementing the provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill. Cotton producers now have a risk management tool in place,” said Garcia. “To help us provide the best service possible, cotton…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…new risk management programs for producers are available with more tools to come, the new Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research has been incorporated, and much more. Thanks to the…
Counties Busy with Drought Meetings
…Wegis said they have attended many meetings in the past month regarding future water plans and groundwater management. Wegis said they are focusing on the little water that is available,…
Citrus Industry This Week: New Psyllid Management Tool; CRDF Staffs Up
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes information on a new tool to manage pysllids and a report from the Citrus Research and Development Foundation on staff…
Almond Board: BMP Guide for Bee Health
The Almond Board has a new industry guide for best management practices for bee health. Sabrina Hill reports. Almond Board Guide for Bee Health The Almond Board has a new…